Numbers 24:18

The Israelis will occupy Edom, and they will conquer their enemies who live near Seir Mountain. The Israeli people will be victorious/strong.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.

In Context

17The things that I see in the vision are not going to happen now; I see things that God will cause to happen in the future. A man who is a descendant of Jacob will appear like a star [MET]; a king who holds a scepter will be one of the Israeli people. He will crush the heads of you people of Moab; he will wipe out the descendants of Seth.

19A ruler who is a descendant of Jacob will come; he will get rid of the people who still live in the city where Balaam first met Balak.”

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Cross References

Genesis 27:29I ask that people of many nations will serve you and bow down to you. I ask that you will rule over your brothers, and that your mother’s descendants will also bow down to you. I ask that God will curse/punish those who ◄curse you/ask God to do bad things to you►, and bless those who bless you.”

Genesis 32:3Jacob told some of the men to go ahead of him to his older brother Esau, who was living in Seir, the land where the descendants of Edom lived.

1 Kings 11:14Yahweh caused Hadad, from the family of the kings in the Edom people-group, to rebel against Solomon.

Psalms 60:1I prayed, “God, you have rejected us Israelis! Because you have been angry with us, you have enabled our enemies to break through our ranks. Please enable us to be strong again!

Isaiah 34:5When Yahweh has finished his work of destroying objects in the sky, he will punish the people of Edom, that people-group that he has said must be destroyed/exterminated.

Amos 9:12When that happens, your armies will seize/capture the remaining part of Edom region again, and they will also seize the land in other nations that previously belonged to me [MTY]. I, Yahweh, have said that I will do these things, and I will certainly cause them to happen.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 24:16-25

Balaam's Prophecy. ( b. c. 1452.) 15 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said: 16 He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open: 17 I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and… Read the whole commentary →

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